level out

phrasal verb

leveled out or levelled out; leveling out or levelling out; levels out

: to stop going up or down

Divorce rates are leveling out for the first time in decades.

My moods have leveled out.

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However, the Fed officials' forecasts also imply the jobless rate leveling out at that point, and being flat at 4.4% in the final months of 2025. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024 As long as that remains the case, long-term yields can level out here while short-term rates keep coming down. —

Moneyshow, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Hospitalizations started rising in June, and have leveled out since mid-August. —

Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 That person will also asked to balance demands that are often at odds: Even though violent crime numbers have started to level out, with the exception of robberies, anxiety over public safety remains high among many Angelenos. —

Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for level out